Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon testifies during a Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing titled “AI and The Future of Our Elections” on Capitol Hill September 27, 2023 in Washington, D.C. The hearing focused on what effect artificial intelligence can have on the 2024 election and future elections in America. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
Several secretaries of state and others in the election security space said they're concerned about the rapid changes unfolding at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
John Cohen of the Center for Internet Security says state and local law enforcement agencies can better work together to address evolving cybersecurity threats.
Washington, D.C., Chief Information Security Officer Suneel Cherukuri speaks at CyberScoop’s Zero Trust Summit in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 2025. (Scoop News Group)
Washington, D.C., Chief Information Security Officer Suneel Cherukuri said many government employees were resistant to tightened security controls in their digital workspaces.
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares sits in his office January 19, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia. (Julia Rendleman for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The Virginia attorney general's office suffered a cyberattack, prompting officials to shut down computer systems and direct employees to file paper documents.
US Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., testifies during a hearing of the House Task Force on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., September 26, 2024. (Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)
A new report from the Consortium for School Networking shows that state lawmakers introduced fewer cybersecurity bills in 2024 than the year prior, a sign of policy…
Cybersecurity experts and former state IT officials said that the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency, which may soon see cuts, performs critical functions for protecting the government's…
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2025. (Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images)
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers continues with the same federal advocacy priorities as last year, but under a very different administration.